Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

(German, 1884–1976)

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff was a German painter and member of the Expressionist movement Die Brücke. His Self-Portrait with Monocle (1910) is a hallmark example of the vivid color, jagged shapes, and unrefined mark-making for which he is best known. Born Karl Schmidt on December 1, 1884 in Chemnitz, Germany, he enrolled at the Dresden Polytechnic University 1905, where he met fellow architecture students Erich Heckel, Fritz Bleyl, and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. Together with his peers he founded Die Brücke, a collective workshop for painting, sculpting, and printmaking. The artist added the name of his hometown, Rottluff, that same year. In 1906, he discontinued his architectural studies and devoted himself solely to his painting practice. Throughout the following decades, after the disbanding of Die Brücke in 1913, the artist spent his summers painting on the Baltic coast and teaching at the Prussian Academy in Berlin. In 1936, he was officially prohibited by the Nazi regime from exhibiting his work. In exile till 1947, he returned to Berlin where he lived out the rest of his life, dying at the age of 92 on August 10, 1976. Today, Schmidt-Rottluff’s works are included in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Städel Musuem in Frankfurt am Main, the Tate Gallery in London, and the Albertina in Vienna, among others.

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Kopf, 1915–1915

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Kopf, 1915–1915

Sale Date: October 28, 1998

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Waldlandschaft, 1940–1940

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Waldlandschaft, 1940–1940

Sale Date: October 24, 1998

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Garten im Herbst

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Garten im Herbst

Sale Date: October 21, 1998

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Ostseeküste, 1920–1920

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Ostseeküste, 1920–1920

Sale Date: October 17, 1998

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Stilleben mit Plastik, Birnen und Krug, 1953–1954

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Stilleben mit Plastik, Birnen und Krug, 1953–1954

Sale Date: October 17, 1998

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Frauenkopf, 1916–1916

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Frauenkopf, 1916–1916

Sale Date: October 17, 1998

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Neujahrsgruß 1937, 1936–1936

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Neujahrsgruß 1937, 1936–1936

Sale Date: October 17, 1998

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Christus und Judas, 1918–1918

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Christus und Judas, 1918–1918

Sale Date: October 17, 1998

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Elbhafen, 1907–1907

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Elbhafen, 1907–1907

Sale Date: October 17, 1998

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Binnensee

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Binnensee

Sale Date: October 17, 1998

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Sonne hinter altem Baum, 1954–1954

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Sonne hinter altem Baum, 1954–1954

Sale Date: October 8, 1998

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Walddickicht, 1935–1935

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Walddickicht, 1935–1935

Sale Date: October 8, 1998

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Herbstnachmittag, 1935–1935

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Herbstnachmittag, 1935–1935

Sale Date: October 8, 1998

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Pferdekopf, 1903–1903

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Pferdekopf, 1903–1903

Sale Date: October 8, 1998

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9 Holzchnitte, 1918–1918

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

9 Holzchnitte, 1918–1918

Sale Date: October 8, 1998

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Milchsterne in einer Vase, 1935–1935

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Milchsterne in einer Vase, 1935–1935

Sale Date: October 8, 1998

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Mädchenkopf, 1918–1918

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Mädchenkopf, 1918–1918

Sale Date: October 8, 1998

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Heimkehr der Fischer, 1922–1922

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Heimkehr der Fischer, 1922–1922

Sale Date: October 8, 1998

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Norwegische Küstenlandschaft, 1911–1911

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Norwegische Küstenlandschaft, 1911–1911

Sale Date: October 8, 1998

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Bäume im Winter, 1905–1905

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Bäume im Winter, 1905–1905

Sale Date: September 26, 1998

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Karl Schmidt-Rottluffs graphisches Werk bis 1923

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Karl Schmidt-Rottluffs graphisches Werk bis 1923

Sale Date: September 25, 1998

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Landschaft

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Landschaft

Sale Date: July 10, 1998

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Dünenlandschaft mit Wegekreuz

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Dünenlandschaft mit Wegekreuz

Sale Date: July 4, 1998

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Meerschnecken, 1953–1953

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Meerschnecken, 1953–1953

Sale Date: July 2, 1998

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